tysroby Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Update all your drivers and game components, thus ensuring your computer runs smoothly and stays issue-free, with this intuitive application Scan and Update Drivers Really Fast Have you suffered from frequent system crashes, freezing screens or device errors? The outdated, broken or missing drivers can make PC devices stop working anytime. Driver Booster 8 can quickly check, download and install the device drivers for you in the most convenient way. The quick fix brought by Driver Booster will make your PC system and external devices work smoothly again. Even when there’s no internet. Driver Booster can install graphic card drivers, display adapters or any missing drivers for you offline. 4 Million+ Certified Drivers Always Ready Driver Booster will quickly spot broken and outdated drivers and finds the exact up-to-date match for the system and devices. The driver database supports more than 4 million devices & drivers from 1200+ major brands. Besides, driver sources are all officially from the original hardware manufacturers and have passed the Microsoft WHQL test and IObit test. Fix No Sound, Network and Hardware Issues Driver errors will bring painful inconveniences to your life. No sound, keyboard stuck, jittery mouse movements or frequent network drops, you name it. Driver Booster offers free built-in tools to fix these common Windows issues. For example “Fix No Sound”, “Fix Bad Resolution” and “Fix Network Failure”’ built-in tools will help diagnose and troubleshoot the related Windows device driver errors. Faster and Easier Driver Updater Driver Booster 8 continues the simple and easy “one-click” interface design to make the process simple and fast. Moreover, the speed of scanning and driver installation becomes ever faster. If absolute convenience is needed, you can activate the Auto Driver Update to always get the latest driver update in real-time. INSTRUCTIONS: Go to the giveaway page: https://www.computerbild.de/download/Driver-Booster-Pro-Kostenlose-Vollversion-fuer-1-Jahr-30703817.html Click on "Download" and on the following page click on "Download starten". This will download a zip file with Driver Booster 8.6 and the license code included. You can install this version and update or download the latest version of Driver Booster from https://www.iobit.com/en/driver-booster.php . The license code will work both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhick Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Sweet! 460 days! 😊 Thanks you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyy Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 I installed it and scanned my system. It found 8 drivers to update so I updated them and rebooted and everything went smoothly. However, on my task bar I noticed the "safely remove hardware and remove media" icon is showing even though I don't have a pendrive etc attached. When I right click on the icon it says " Eject Steel Series SM BUS Interface" and when I click on that it says "This device is currently in use. Close any programs or windows that might be using the device, and then try again." I'm not sure what my next step should be...any ideas guys? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalju Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 I don't want to upset anyone, but it is pretty much no matter how many days there are, because a new version, ie 9.0.x.xxx, will be released soon and there's nothing left to do with this key. Namely, Giveaway keys cannot be updated, they are valid only for this version, more precisely only for version 8.x.xx.xxx But if I remember correctly, version 8 was released on September 29, 2020, and now it's time for the new version. True, it is already in progress, but has not yet been published anywhere, not even for testing. When a new version is released, the old one will no longer receive updates and the old driver list will be blocked after a while. So it really really doesn't matter how many days there are. With the users, who have purchased a license, is another story - their license extends to the new version. That's the difference between a Giveaways license and a purchased license. A new page for Driver Booster 9 has already opened in the IObit Forum, but there are no entries yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalju Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, funkyy said: I installed it and...... When I right click on the icon it says " Eject Steel Series SM US Interface" and .....Thanks in advance. I think it may be the SteelSeries SMBus Interface driver that runs in the background. This is the system driver for some computers, especially laptops. However, if you're sure you don't need it, you can disable it from starting automatically or disable the device altogether. Why haven't you had it before? Probably because these drivers can only be found manually and through the manufacturer's website. Sorry, maybe I'm wrong, but due to lack of information, I can only guess, but not know exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyy Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Hi Kalju, thanks for your reply. I just noticed my spelling mistake..it is indeed "SM BUS....." I'm going to edit my error. I had Googled about it and I don't want to remove it in case it's really needed. I'll have another think after I have my tea.....I don't want to make a rush/rash decision that I may regret!! EDIT:- After having my tea (lol) I went Googling again but couldn't find an answer to make the "remove" icon disappear from the task bar box. So I opened Device Manager and clicked to disable Steel Series SMBUS interface and the icon disappeared from the task bar box. I then enabled Steel Series SMBUS interface in Device Manager and the offending "remove" icon is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhick Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 5 hours ago, Kalju said: I don't want to upset anyone, but it is pretty much no matter how many days there are, because a new version, ie 9.0.x.xxx, will be released soon and there's nothing left to do with this key. Namely, Giveaway keys cannot be updated, they are valid only for this version, more precisely only for version 8.x.xx.xxx But if I remember correctly, version 8 was released on September 29, 2020, and now it's time for the new version. True, it is already in progress, but has not yet been published anywhere, not even for testing. When a new version is released, the old one will no longer receive updates and the old driver list will be blocked after a while. So it really really doesn't matter how many days there are. With the users, who have purchased a license, is another story - their license extends to the new version. That's the difference between a Giveaways license and a purchased license. A new page for Driver Booster 9 has already opened in the IObit Forum, but there are no entries yet. No worries mate, iObit is giving away license key from time to time. You don't update the driver weekly, at the time you update the driver, there's a new giveaway key available around. Just my two cents 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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